Call to activate the agriculture sector in support of state resources

1/6/2016 0:00

BAGHDAD - Shaima Rashid

became the development of the agricultural sector and invest an urgent necessity in light of the financial crisis plaguing the country, which was many years and relies on one source of income in the budget, is oil. The Economic Committee in the House of Representatives, stressed the need for attention to this sector and the introduction of modern technology to him, and work to develop it to be a new source of income for the state, it supports the budget and achieve self-sufficiency in the agricultural sector. A member of the parliamentary Economic Committee, Ali Sobhi al-Maliki, expressed regret for the neglect suffered by the agricultural sector over the past decades despite the fertile possibilities enjoyed by Iraq, which would make it the first country in this area, especially that he has a fertile ground and the hands of the worker to qualify for it, criticizing At the same time the non-use of modern technology in the development and operation of this sector despite the presence of vast agricultural areas in the country can be invested. Maliki said, in an exclusive interview with «morning», that the agricultural sector in Iraq, a large and ancient and important sector, but what is unfortunate is the great neglect he suffered in recent years, and today has become clear to all that the Iraqi economy Rei, a certified economy depends almost entirely on oil This is a big mistake, especially that Iraq has many alternatives. He added that the agriculture of the alternatives that the government can rely upon with the fiscal deficit, especially that Iraq has an extensive agricultural areas, noting that there are provinces specializes in agriculture, such as the province of Babylon, which has a land fertile and possible to be a major tributary of the State budget in light of falling oil prices universally negative implications on Iraq's budget. He said the parliamentarian, the agricultural sector has not been promoting it for many reasons, one of them political intersections in addition to the import of Iraq for many materials from other countries, which affected the agriculture sector.

and between Maliki that agriculture in Iraq need new technology in order to get a qualitative leap in this sector especially as this sector is still suffering from dragging its feet because of his use of primitive mechanisms and water use are incorrect does not live up to the ranks of technology in the world. He expressed surprise at the Ministry of Agriculture, which do not try to introduction of modern agricultural technology and force the farmer to use it, indicating that the new investment law provides a good work in the field of agriculture in Iraq's investment environment.

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi government, was launched in August of 2008, agricultural initiative comprehensive for the advancement of agricultural reality in the country, and set a time limit duration of ten years to reach the stage of Iraq's self-sufficiency in strategic crops.